Indian Railways, the largest state run Business in the World has been the center of attraction since a long time. The volume of traffic it handles surpasses all business limitations. Here we look into few of those amazing aspects of Indian Railways.
Operates the third largest railroad network in the world over 63,974km of Rail Lines laid in India
Runs as many as 19,000 trains every day
Figures among the world’s five largest networks along with the US, Russia, China and Canada
Some 12,000 trains are for pasengers and 7,000 for freight
The network has 7,083 stations
Station at Karagpur has longest platform in world of 2,733 feet
Transports 2.65 million tonnes of freight each day
Ferries 23 million passengers every day, 7.2 billion annually
Has 1.36 million employees on its rolls
Seventh largest employer in the world, according to Economist magazine
Ranks as largest employer after the US defence department, the Chinese army, Wal-Mart, China National Petroleum, State Grid of China and British health services
Has an annual revenue base of Rs.1,06,000 crore ($21 billion)
Operations span nearly 170 years
First train operated from Mumbai to Thane on April 16, 1843.